Dwarf Evergreens 



An effort is being made to find dwarf evergreens suitable for use in northern 

 New England. Present day architectural styles demand such material and 

 the list of such shrubs hardy enough for our climate is very limited. A 

 search is being made among our native evergreens for dwarf and unusual 

 forms that may have ornamental and other horticultural qualities. 



Many of the dwarf evergreens now in use originated as witches brooms. 

 Witches brooms are unusual or abnormal forms of growth usually caused 

 by fungus or other infections. These growths may occur on almost any 

 woody plant but are most striking and often very beautiful on coniferous 

 evergreens. Cuttings taken from such growths usually maintain the original 

 characteristics such as dwarf stature or dense foliage or whatever other 

 qualities may have made the witches broom notable. 



A little searching of the roadsides and pastures of New Hampshire and 

 Maine have given us a number of these witches brooms from several species 

 which we are now testing for ease of propagation and general horticultural 

 properties. 



The following have been located and are being tried. 



Wilche-i Broom in a larch tree. This is typical of many such growllis 



found on conifers. 



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